uth question?

[kelevra]

I can vouch for Nick as well. While my substrate was reading 94 (still warm for a hot side) my tub was running 124.7. It's a good thing I run the setup for a week before adding any snake. I will be adding a thermostat as soon as I can. Until then, my new pastel will be in the same setup that works for my other two (a 20g aquarium with a light). Haven't had a bad shed out of any of my others. Wanted to move to tubs to save money, but you still have to control that heat.

[nickdolin]

Well... if you could get about $10 bucks you could build a Rheostat, which I was successful in doing. I'll PM you the link to the instructions.

[Kaorte]

ok. thanks for all the help. what would be the easiest way to cool that thing off. like cause i am currently broke. I o so many people money. like 1000 dollars. so what would be the cheapest thing to do?

If you have $20 then you can monitor and control the temperature of your snakes tank.

You can find the lamp dimmer, linked to earlier, at the home depot in the lighting section. You might have to ask an employee where to find it. It is about $10-11

The accurite weather station is an indoor outdoor thermometer that has a probe which you can put right on the glass where your UTH is. It will also measure ambient temperature and humidity. It costs about $12.

"Guessing" what your temps are is just that, guessing. If you don't know your temps, they are probably wrong. Take initiative before you come back here with a burned or cooked snake

[chrispouliot55]

yeah. i know the temps and humidity of the cage itself. like the air in it i guess? lol. but i just didnt know about the uth. i will make a rehostat later. i just want to have belly heat for her. she just got a bigger rat to eat and i want her to digest it really good

[Kaorte]

yeah. i know the temps and humidity of the cage itself. like the air in it i guess? lol. but i just didnt know about the uth. i will make a rehostat later. i just want to have belly heat for her. she just got a bigger rat to eat and i want her to digest it really good

You don't need to wire a rheostat. It would be much easier to just buy a piggy back dimmer like the one that was linked earlier.

If you aren't familiar with electrical wiring, then don't build your own.

[chrispouliot55]

na. i am. my grandfather is an electrician. i know plenty about how to wire somthing that simple. lol. but thanks for all the help.

[Mr_BoaJangles]

the dimmers I bought made all the difference in the world. The temp can still fluxuate around 5 degrees but it has been steady for the most part for the last couple of months I have had them in there. The temp with out them from my probe reading was 135 degrees... so to not use a dimmer will ensure a cooked snake at some point.

[chrispouliot55]

wow. i got a reading of 110. witch is still way hot. so im making one. thanks for the help.

[jben]

hate to be the one to say it but if you owe people so much money you should have paid them first and then buy the setup, then snake.

[chrispouliot55]

well im 15. and its all for my dad. i play alot of guitar. so i got an amp 700 bucks. and a guitar. 1000. so i can like pay for it way over time